Senior Procurement Operations Specialist

RiseMe; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 91,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity

PTO and sick leave

Parental leave

Learning and development stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space seeks a Senior Procurement Operations Specialist to own day-to-day procurement for the Interplanetary Sciences Program. You will partner with Engineering, Program Management, Supply Chain, Legal, Finance, Quality, and suppliers to move hardware procurement from vendor setup to PO execution, invoicing, and closeout.

You’ll oversee RFQs, supplier quotes, POs, contracts, and related documents while driving process improvements as the program scales.

Qualifications

• 5+ Years of experience with procurement, purchasing, contracts, supply chain, vendor management, or a related operational function.
• Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple suppliers, purchase orders, contracts, and priorities simultaneously.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with a track record of effective cross-functional coordination.

Responsibilities

• Own vendor onboarding and supplier setup, ensuring required documentation and approvals are completed accurately and on time
• Coordinate RFQs, supplier quotes, purchase requests, and supporting procurement documentation
• Create, route, and track purchase orders, contracts, and related procurement agreements
• Drive contract execution, amendments, renewals, and closeout activities
• Coordinate cross-functional approvals across Engineering, Legal, Finance, Quality, and Procurement
• Maintain supplier records, documentation, compliance requirements, and purchasing information
• Track open procurement actions and proactively follow up with internal stakeholders and suppliers to prevent schedule delays
• Partner with Finance and suppliers to resolve invoice, payment, and purchase order discrepancies
• Maintain accurate procurement records, reporting, and status tracking
• Support procurement activities across multiple spacecraft, payload, and hardware development efforts
• Identify opportunities to improve procurement processes, documentation, and operational efficiency as the program scales

Skills

Procurement

Vendor management

Project coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation

Attention to detail

Communication

Job description

At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that’s just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known.

Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level. Here, you're not just executing tasks; you're solving problems that haven’t been solved before, helping develop a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up. Whether you’re in propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, or a corporate function, you’ll collaborate across teams, shape decisions, and see your work come to life in record time. Relativity is a place where creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand, and your voice will help define the stories we’re writing together. Now is a unique moment in time where it’s early enough to leave your mark on the product, the process, and the culture, but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The most meaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.

About the Team:

The Interplanetary Sciences Program was established to expand access to scientific exploration across our solar system. Its mission is to make planetary research faster, more affordable, and more capable than ever before by rethinking how science missions are designed, built, and operated. The program aims to enable scientists to send instruments to distant worlds without decades of development or prohibitive costs. By creating a sustainable model for interplanetary exploration, we are transforming space science from an occasional event into a continuous process of discovery that accelerates knowledge, broadens participation, and inspires the next generation of explorers.

About the Role:

We’re looking for a Senior Procurement Operations Specialist to own the day-to-day execution of procurement activities supporting the program. You’ll work closely with Engineering, Program Management, Supply Chain, Legal, Finance, Quality, and external suppliers to keep hardware procurement moving efficiently from initial vendor setup and RFQ through purchase order execution, invoicing, and contract closeout.

This is a highly cross-functional role for someone who is exceptionally organized, comfortable managing many parallel workstreams, and motivated by helping engineering teams move quickly.

What You'll Do:

• Own vendor onboarding and supplier setup, ensuring required documentation and approvals are completed accurately and on time
• Coordinate RFQs, supplier quotes, purchase requests, and supporting procurement documentation
• Create, route, and track purchase orders, contracts, and related procurement agreements
• Drive contract execution, amendments, renewals, and closeout activities
• Coordinate cross-functional approvals across Engineering, Legal, Finance, Quality, and Procurement
• Maintain supplier records, documentation, compliance requirements, and purchasing information
• Track open procurement actions and proactively follow up with internal stakeholders and suppliers to prevent schedule delays
• Partner with Finance and suppliers to resolve invoice, payment, and purchase order discrepancies
• Maintain accurate procurement records, reporting, and status tracking
• Support procurement activities across multiple spacecraft, payload, and hardware development efforts
• Identify opportunities to improve procurement processes, documentation, and operational efficiency as the program scales

About You:

• 5+ Years of experience with procurement, purchasing, contracts, supply chain, vendor management, or a related operational function
• Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple suppliers, purchase orders, contracts, and priorities simultaneously
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with a track record of effective cross-functional coordination
• High level of ownership and follow-through; comfortable driving actions to completion across multiple stakeholders
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment where requirements and priorities may evolve quickly
• Comfortable working closely with technical teams and supporting complex hardware development programs

At Relativity Space, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors.

Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more! To see some of the benefits & perks we offer, please visit here.

Hiring Range:

$91,200 – $136,800 USD

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact us at [e-mail].